Navy Dive Knife Display

The wood is Indian dontknow (It’s from India and I don’t know what species it is…see my other posts.)

The base is a book-match split of a single piece glued together with 5 minute epoxy (I LOVE that stuff…no waiting!!)The supports were turned from the rest of the piece that I didn’t split for the base.There is a 7/8 dowel end on each support that is epoxied into the base (after the pieces were finished.)I copied the handle design and turned them both at the same time, then mortise drilled the holes to fit the radius of the sheath (1 5/8”) and the handle (1 1/2”) using a drill press with a machinist milling clamp.

I used a 320 grit home-made sanding mop to smooth the routing and the support arms.The display was finished with a coat of 2 pound shellac and polished with the Bealle system.I also took the handle off the knife and polished the existing finish on it.I used a little of the White Diamond Bealle polish on a separate felt wheel to put a little shine on the brass sheath.